Activity 6. Volcanoes: FACT or BLUFF? (10 minutes)
Now that you have a deeper understanding of volcanoes, it's time to verify the statements
below if it is a fact or a bluff. In the RESPONSE COLUMN, encircle the happy face (in
the box if the statement is a fact and a sad face() if the statement is a bluff.
RESPONSE
STATEMENTS
1. All volcanoes are cone-shaped.
2. Volcanoes are found only on land.
3. A volcano has an opening at the top (or in some case, on the sides) through
which lava, ash, and gases escape onto the surface,
4. Hot thick cloud of gas, molten rocks and ash come out of a volcano's opening.
5. Alt volcanoes erupt violently.
6. A volcano is not dangerous if it does not produce lava.
7. Volcanoes are described according to their shape and type of eruption
8. A volcanic eruption happens when there is an earthquake beneath the earth's
crust.
9. The pressure of dissolved gas building up in the magma causes a volcanic
eruption
10. Volcanoes only erupt straight up through the top vent and not on the sides.
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